University of Tehran Journal of Sport Biosciences 2008-9325 7 2 2015 07 23 High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): Beneficial or Harmful? An Investigation of Bone Mass Density Changes after High Intensity Interval Training in Adult Male Wistar Rats High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): Beneficial or Harmful? An Investigation of Bone Mass Density Changes after High Intensity Interval Training in Adult Male Wistar Rats 211 223 55226 10.22059/jsb.2015.55226 FA Alireza Ghardashi Afousi PhD Student, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Department of Exercise Physiology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Siros Choobineh Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Department of Exercise Physiology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Abbas Ali Gaeini Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Department of Exercise Physiology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Mohsen Javidi PhD Student, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Department of Exercise Physiology, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran Ali Asghar Fallahi Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran Journal Article 2014 01 05 The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on bone mass density in adult male Wistar rats. For this purpose, 16 rats (weight 250±20 g and 6 weeks old) were divided into experimental group (<em>n</em>=8) and control group (<em>n</em>=8). After a week of orientation to the training protocol, 8 weeks of incremental HIIT was performed. 24 hours after the last training session, the subjects were anesthetized and sacrificed and their femur was removed and placed in formalin. Bone mineral density (BMD, g/cm²) and bone mineral content (BMC, g/cm²) in three regions (neck, middle, trochanter) of the femur were measured using DEXA analysis. Independent t test was used for statistical analysis. Results showed a significant reduction in BMD and BMC at femoral neck and trunk while the reduction in trochanter BMC of the experimental group was not significant. Based on these findings, HIIT may not have desired stimulatory effects on bone mass density. <br />  The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on bone mass density in adult male Wistar rats. For this purpose, 16 rats (weight 250±20 g and 6 weeks old) were divided into experimental group (<em>n</em>=8) and control group (<em>n</em>=8). After a week of orientation to the training protocol, 8 weeks of incremental HIIT was performed. 24 hours after the last training session, the subjects were anesthetized and sacrificed and their femur was removed and placed in formalin. Bone mineral density (BMD, g/cm²) and bone mineral content (BMC, g/cm²) in three regions (neck, middle, trochanter) of the femur were measured using DEXA analysis. Independent t test was used for statistical analysis. Results showed a significant reduction in BMD and BMC at femoral neck and trunk while the reduction in trochanter BMC of the experimental group was not significant. Based on these findings, HIIT may not have desired stimulatory effects on bone mass density. <br />  https://jsb.ut.ac.ir/article_55226_cf22eae08525e34ebec5780e833b46b6.pdf